A New Mycetochara Species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae) from Turkey

Authors

  • Vladimir Novak
  • Mustafa Avcı
  • Nicklas Jansson
  • Oğuzhan Sarıkaya
  • Erol Atay
  • Tamer Kayış
  • Mustafa Coşkun
  • Fatih Aytar

Keywords:

Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Alleculinae, Mycetochara, Ernocharis.

Abstract

 In a study of old hollow oaks in southern Turkey, a new species from genus Mycetochara (subgenus Ernocharis) was found. The species Mycetochara mersinica Novák sp. nov., are presently described, illustrated and compared with other species from the region.

Author Biographies

  • Mustafa Avcı
    Forest Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta
  • Nicklas Jansson
    Biology/IFM, Linkoping University
  • Oğuzhan Sarıkaya
    Forest Faculty, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta
  • Erol Atay
    Department of Biology, Mustafa Kemal University, Antakya
  • Tamer Kayış
    Department of Biology, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman
  • Mustafa Coşkun
    Department of Biology, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman
  • Fatih Aytar
    Eastern Mediterranean Forestry Research Institute, Tarsus

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Published

06.08.2013

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2013): Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Section

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

How to Cite

A New Mycetochara Species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae) from Turkey. (2013). Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 15(2), 51-58. https://entomol.org/journal/index.php/JERS/article/view/509